Nissos Chios

Blue Star Chios (Greek: Μπλού Στάρ Χίος) is a high-speed ro-pax ferry of Blue Star Ferries, built, along with its sister ship Blue Star Myconos, at Elefsis Shipyards. It was an old wishfulness of Gerasimos Strintzis. In February 2006 the first pieces of the ship were loaded at Skararamangas and were transported to Elefsis Shipyards and in November 15, 2006, construction was launched at Elefsis Shipyards. It was delivered in June 2007. Its construction was completed in a very short time. The name of the ship means in Greek "Island of Chios", which is one of the islands of North Aegean.It was, when launched, the newest Greek ship with frequent travels. In January 2020 Nissos Chios be renamed Blue Star Chios with its sister ship Blue Star Myconos There was a 1967-built Greek passenger-car ferry with the same name. The old Nissos Chios was broken up in 2006.[4]

Blue Star Chios
History
Name: Blue Star Chios
Namesake: Island of Chios
Owner: Blue Star Ferries[1]
Port of registry: Piraeus,  Greece
Route: Piraeus- Kalymnos - Kos - Rhodes & Ikaria (Ag. Kirykos) - Fourni - Astypalea - Patmos - Lipsi - Leros - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Karpathos - Kasos - Kastellorizo
Ordered: 1 January 1999[1]
Builder: Elefsis Shipyards
Laid down: 21 March 2006[1]
Completed: 18 July 2007[1]
Identification: IMO number: 9215555
Call sign: SXXL
MMSI number: 240672000[2]
Status: In service
General characteristics [1]
Type: Ro-pax ferry
Tonnage: 8,126 GT
1,960 DWT
Length: 141 m (463 ft)[3]
Beam: 21 m (69 ft)
Depth: 7.5 m (25 ft)
Installed power: Four diesel engines, 31,680 kW (combined)
Propulsion: Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers
Capacity: 1,715 passengers
418 cars
Crew: 76

Routes

This ship now travels through the Dodecanesse following the line Piraeus - Kalymnos - Kos - Rhodes & Ikaria (Ag. Kirykos) - Fourni - Astypalea - Patmos - Lipsi - Leros - Nisyros - Tilos - Symi - Karpathos - Kasos - Kastellorizo

References
  1. "Nissos Chios (82476)". Leonardo Info. Registro Italiano Navale. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. "Nissos Chios (9215555)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  3. Nissos Chios, Hellenic Seaways site
  4. "Nissos Chios (6620046)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-07-16.


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